Verizon Wireless and Samsung Mobile today announced the Samsung Illusion will be available online at www.verizonwireless.com beginning Nov. 23 for $79.99 with a new two-year customer agreement. The Illusion will be available for free with a new two-year customer agreement between Thursday, Nov. 24 and Monday, Nov. 28 as an online promotion. Here is more info on this Android 2.3 Gingerbread phone:

The Illusion features a 1 GHz Samsung Hummingbird Application Processor, 3.0-megapixel camera, HTML Web browser, music player and integrated contacts, calendar and social networking applications, as well as access to more than 300,000 apps available to download from Android Market.

Key features:

-Android 2.3 Gingerbread  support for Google Mobile Services including Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Search and Google Maps-SWYPE Technology  input text faster and in a more intuitive way with one continuous finger motion across the screen keyboard-Corporate email support for Microsoft Office Exchange  customers can synchronize corporate email, contacts and calendars from their office email-Full suite of messaging options, including text, picture and video messaging-Mobile Hotspot capability  share 3G connection with up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices-6-axis accelerometer with compass-Bluetooth 3.0 technology  support for headset, hands-free, stereo, phonebook access and object push for vCard and vCalendar-Wi-Fi Connectivity 802.11 a/b/g/n-microSD card slot with support for up to 32 GB (2 GB pre-installed)

The Samsung Illusion will be available online at www.verizonwireless.com on Nov. 23, and will be available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores in January 2012.Customers that purchase a Samsung Illusion smartphone will need to subscribe to a Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk plan beginning at $39.99 for monthly access and a smartphone data package starting at $30 monthly access for 2 GB of data.For more information on the Samsung Illusion or for other Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com